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Muna Hotel 
Location in Somalia Location Mogadishu, Somalia Coordinates 2°2′22″N 45°20′14″E / 2.03944°N 45.33722°E Owner Abdullahi Warsame (manager) Muna Hotel (Arabic: فندق منى, Somali: Funduq Muna, French: Hotel Muna) is a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The hotel, located less than a mile from Somalia's presidential palace, is a noted conference centre and is regularly used for meetings between government officials and important persons. [1]
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History
In 2010 it was the centre of a suicide attack, killing several members of the Somalian Parliament amidst the fighting that began on 23 August.[2]
Architecture
The hotel is located on a street corner and is housed in a three storey building. The building is painted in mint and pink and has grey shutters.[3]The two balconies jut out from the building and are painted pink. The logo for Muna Hotel on the side of the hotel is painted in blue and white. The hotel name is given in French as "Hotel Muna" and then in Arabic underneath.
See also
References
- ^ "Al-Shabab vows 'massive' Somali war". Al Jazeera. 24 August 2010. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/08/201082464449278785.html.
- ^ "Somali MPs killed in hotel suicide attack". BBC News. 24 August 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11068805.
- ^ "Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel killing 32". The Washington Times. 24 August 2010. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/24/suicide-bomber-attacks-somali-hotel-killing-32/.
External links
Categories:- Mogadishu
- Hotels in Somalia
- African hotel stubs
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